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The schaefer Surname

schaefer Name Meaning and History

German (Schäfer) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a shepherd, from an agent derivative of German Schaf, Middle High German schaf ‘sheep’. This name is widespread throughout central and eastern Europe.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The schaefer name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the schaefer family name as far back in history as possible.

schaefer Family Facts

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Distribution of schaefer Families in the US in 1920
Number of schaefer families
 510-1018
 171-509		 1-170
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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